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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1900
Page
5
City public schools will close at 12:30 tomorrow after a year of work. The Daughters of the American Revolution offer prizes of 2.50 to a boy and girl of the school who write the best composition on the American Revolution. Prizes will be awarded at noon. Schools reopen Monday September 3.
The Baptist Leader, voice of the colored Baptist church in Alabama, moves from Selma to Anniston. Edited and published by Rev. J. H. Eason, thepaper is now stationed in Anniston and will publish from this city henceforth.
A Birmingham Ledger report notes a rich fire clay deposit found by E Scarbrough on his farm north of Anniston. The discovery follows earlier small finds of china clay in the area and may lead to a substantial deposit that could spur factory development and boost local industry.
An early remedy marketed as a candy style cold cure claimed to ease sore throats. The unnamed product from a local maker touted quick throat relief as a novelty confection.
Anniston lodge No. 445 A. P. and A. M. contemplates a public installation of officers and barbecue at Oxford Lake on Tuesday June 26. The matter will be definitely decided at the meeting Tuesday Light.
Scientific men modify fallacious theories and learn from mistakes. A college president burned manuscript proofs and later called the fire a blessing since it freed him from publishing errors. Two geologists dispute a theory after a field experiment. nature resists being rearranged to fit any theory.
A brief note describes a claimed single day remedy for a cold. The text appears as a fragment with unclear details and no verifiable evidence.
In Western North Carolina between the Blue Ridge and Alleghanies lies Asheville, a famed health and pleasure resort in a valley 2000 feet above sea level. The region offers bright skies, ideal climate, and scenic views for tourists and health seekers with convenient Southern Railway schedules and low rates to Asheville.
Southern railway announces reduced round trip fare to Asheville North Carolina for the Southern Students Conference of the YMCA and YWCA workers. Tickets from any point on Southern lines valid June 26 to 16 for travel, return by June 28 1900, agents available for details.
Fragmentary item lists suggest hardware purchases including small buys and full dollar values. The note mentions Pesson at the hardware store and Alexander & Co as sellers.
The Daily Mail reports a very serious situation at Tien Tsin with Boxer forces approaching from multiple directions toward the city. Warnings emphasize imminent danger for residents as tension mounts.
W. E. Curtis in the Chicago Record recounts Lieut. Gillmore and his men sharing a barrack with Spanish prisoners including a major general. The general sent 50 Mexican dollars as a loan to buy shoes and clothing, later returned as a gift of gratitude after rescue. A collection funded a silver token inscribed with the deeds, presented in Manila amid a fleet reception.
A Times quotation argues timidity harms causes and income alike. It says cautious hedging avoids risk but costs growth, and that great leaders cannot be non committal. It states that never making mistakes prevents achievement, urging decisive action.
A Chicago Democrat opines that true fame comes from uplifting others not defeating rivals, urging cooperative effort over scorched earth politics. The remark frames leadership as inclusive rather than divisive in public discourse.
Clearbrook Farm offers Jersey cows for sale including thoroughbred Jerseys not eligible for registry in AJC. Over seventy head have been selected for breeding. first sale of milking cows. Thirty five head to be sold to make room for young stock. low prices offered on any cow in the herd.
Dr. BE Moon and Miss Leila Mitchell wed at the Mitchell home on East Fifteenth Street in a quiet ceremony conducted by Rev. Wasson. Moon, a prominent physician, and the bride are praised as gifted and graceful. they will reside in a home on Twenty first and Moore Streets.
The piece surveys new party concepts like book teas and flower teas, highlighting Sir Edwin Arnold's suggestion of a Ko Kwai perfume party from Japan. It notes the demands on hosts and guests including delicate surroundings, bathing, no food or drink, no cigarettes, and sachets to guess scents, but doubts Western participation and concludes the idea may or may not catch on in the West.
An old advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy that heals the lungs and stops coughs. The piece also extols Southern Railway routes to summer resorts across North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. It notes a folder titled Mam mer Homes and Resorts detailing about a thousand summer boardinghouse resorts and rail rates.
A collection of light quips and cartoons from multiple papers. Jokes touch on watcr dogs execution fashion and social faux pas. The tone mirrors period humor with punchlines about clocks ladders horses and carriage plates.
The London Electrician reports a striking magnetic anomaly in Kursk Russia explored by Prof. Moureaux under the Russian Geographical Society. Measurements show extreme declination and inclination with unusually strong horizontal and vertical components, while surface conditions show no clear cause.
A local ad promotes ready made meat dishes and other picnic items at low prices. It urges shoppers to avoid unsatisfactory halfway meals and to buy from Pancy and Staple Groceries, described as offering the best quality at a few cents.
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